UNCOVERED: Romero games - The Untold Story

'Thank you so much for the best weekend ever': The id Software gang got together at QuakeCon, and it sure looks like everyone had a great time

I love a happy ending.

PC Gamer · Aug 10

Doom creator John Romero praises the devs who carried on id Software's legacy as Microsoft reportedly lays off half of the studio: "The last few games showed real care, skill, and respect"

Romero's own team had funding pulled – reportedly from Microsoft – a year ago

GamesRadar · Jul 7

Ahead of next week's expected Xbox bloodbath, IO Interactive loses funding for its online fantasy RPG

The studio says it remains "100% committed" to Project Fantasy, but its future is now very uncertain.

PC Gamer · Jun 30

"A lot of companies" are interested in reviving Doom icon John Romero's new FPS that Microsoft reportedly pulled funding on: "If you move and start working with somebody else, they get $50 million for free"

Even if it doesn't work out you have "assets that you can use to make another thing"

GamesRadar · Oct 29, 2025

It looks like Microsoft's cuts got another one: Avalanche has stopped work on its 1970s smuggling sim Contraband to 'evaluate the project's future'

Contraband was announced in 2021 as a partnership between Avalanche Studios and Xbox.

PC Gamer · Aug 7, 2025

Microsoft reportedly met with Romero Games just a day before pulling funding — and said absolutely nothing about what was coming

In a report coming out of Romero Games' native Ireland, it's said Microsoft met with the studio just a day before cutting its funding without warning.

Windows Central · Jul 7, 2025

Doom creator John Romero’s studio was closed just a day after meeting Microsoft

Another studio bites the dust as a result of Microsoft's spending cuts.

Destructoid · Jul 6, 2025

Romero Games reportedly met with Microsoft just a day before the publisher pulled funding for the studio, and there was 'no mention' of the decision that put over 100 people out of work

Romero Games is pursuing alternate sources of funding, but for the time being, it sounds like the dream is dead.

PC Gamer · Jul 6, 2025

Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts — most of the studio is now laid off

Romero Games' next project is now on ice, with most of the studio being laid off after losing funding from Microsoft's cuts to Xbox.

Windows Central · Jul 3, 2025

"Save them Bucky": Fans hope for the best after Palworld and Pocketpair Publishing lead asks Romero Games about its defunded game – "Would love to hear more about this project if possible"

It's nothing concrete, but it's not nothing

GamesRadar · Jul 3, 2025